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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

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The secret history of the American women who served as codebreakers during World War II is revealed in this New York Times bestseller.

"Prodigiously researched and engrossing." —New York Times

Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened t...

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